BART Leans into ideas from employees to save money and improve the rider experience
Sometimes all it takes is changing something as small as how BART cleaners store and keep track of their mops to make a big improvement in t...
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Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART
Welcome to BART's new podcast series "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART." Our podcasts will give you an inside look at BART, the San Francisco Bay Area's rapid transit system that carries an...
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BART’s Inspector General is asking tough questions and saving taxpayers millions of dollars
BART’s independent watchdog is producing results for riders and taxpayers. The Office of Inspector General plans, directs, and manages overs...
Speedrunners push their limits to set records on the BART system
There's a new sport gaining popularity across the globe, transit speedrunning, and today we'll take a deep dive into what it takes to speedr...
How BART’s Art Program uplifts community, culture, and the economy
BART's innovative Art Program is making a huge difference in the transit experience of our riders. Since its inception in the 1960s, BART ha...
Lessons from Switzerland could improve your ride on Bay Area transit
The accuracy of Swiss timing is well known across the globe. But it’s the precision, coordination, and prioritization of their transit syste...
What BART's biggest rebuilding project means for your ride
When it comes to rebuilding the backbone of BART, the upcoming track work in the heart of Oakland is the main event. Welcome to “Hidden Trac...
The future is now; the journey of the Fleet of the Future from blueprint to backbone of BART
BART’s base train schedule now consists of all new Fleet of the Future trains, a major milestone for a project that’s been more than a decad...
A lifelong passion for transit inspires a BART Supervisor to improve your ride
On this edition of our podcast, "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART", we'll hear from Casey Unger, who is a Transportation Supervisor based in...
Addressing sexual harassment and gender-based violence on BART through Not One More Girl Initiative
Not One More Girl is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at stopping gender-based violence and sexual harassment on public transportation. BAR...
Learn what BART’s new, reimagined schedule means for your ride
On September 11, BART will roll out a reimagined service plan that will eliminate 30-minute wait times on nights and weekends. That means no...
Exploring the potential of Mobility as a Service to transform your commute
Mobility as a Service or MaaS is one of the hottest topics in public transportation. While the subject may be new for some, there's little q...
Resourceful and determined mechanics keep 50-year-old train cars moving
This edition of "Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART" features John Allen, who is a Transit Vehicle Mechanic at BART’s Hayward Maintenance Comp...
An inside look at BART’s complex scheduling dance
Changes coming in September will revolutionize BART’s schedule by adding a layer of consistency in the timing of trains across all 7 days of...
Four female leaders take center stage as BART celebrates Women's History Month
March is Women’s History Month so on this edition of “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” we’re profiling four of the female leaders of the ag...
The future is now for BART’s renewable power initiatives
BART has set an ambitious goal to get at least half of its power from renewable sources by 2025 but the Bay Area likely won’t have to wait t...
A new era begins for escalators at BART
The first of 41 rebuilt escalators at downtown San Francisco BART stations is now open to the public at Powell Street Station. BART is makin...
A trailblazing woman who brought inclusion and reform to BART calls it a career
There are few people who can claim a career path like the one followed by Tamar Allen. Over a span that stretches across four decades Allen...
Transit Worker Appreciation Day marks a time of transition at BART
BART’s podcast series “Hidden Tracks: Stories from BART” is back just in time for national Transit Worker Appreciation Day. In our latest ep...
Meet the woman helping to lead an innovation revolution at BART
From new platform signs to making the most out of millions of pieces of data, BART is going through an innovation revolution that’ll have a...
Explore the history of the BART map
There are few images in the Bay Area that are more iconic than the BART system map. Millions of people see the maps throughout the system ev...